December 16, 2024 (NAIROBI) – Factions within Sudan’s fractured Revolutionary Front (SRF) are engaging in talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kenya to establish a government in areas under RSF control, sources told Sudan Tribune. This development comes as the SRF faces internal divisions over its proposal to form a government-in-exile, an idea rejected by most members of the broader civilian coalition known as Tagadum. Sources within both Tagadum and the SRF, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the meetings between armed factions and RSF leaders in Kenya. Key figures involved in these discussions reportedly include prominent SRF leaders al-Hadi Idris and al-Tahir Hajer, Justice and Equality Movement leader Suleiman Sandal and former Sovereign Council member Mohamed al-Hassan al-Taishi. These talks are taking place despite the fact that Tagadum’s political committee has yet to assess the SRF’s government-in-exile proposal formally. “The insistence on forming a government-in-exile aligned with either side of this conflict is a clear sign of the deep divisions within the opposition,” says Hatem Al-Sanhouri, an international law expert. He warns that such a move could further fragment the country and lead to competing claims for international recognition, echoing scenarios witnessed in Libya. Al-Sanhouri …

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